This blender is rated around average for blending smoothies and slushies. Users looking to make smoothies every day with this product won’t be very happy with this blender. The Cuisinart Soup Maker Plus is ideal for someone who is looking for an all-round great performing kitchen appliance.
The Soup Maker itself stayed steady on the worktop, with a few streams of steam emerging from the lid. Place the motor base of your blender on a flat, stur- dy surface. It is important that the surface be clean and dry. Assemble the blender by following the Assembly instructions.
For example, you could start by softening some onions and garlic on the nonstick heater plate, and then add ingredients to blend. Four blending speeds and a pulse function are available to allow you to achieve the desired consistency. All the while, an integrated heater lets you choose from a high, medium, cuisinart soup maker or low settings, cooking the soup directly in the blender. A timer function keeps track of cooking time for you, truly making this all-in-one device a convenient option for soup aficionados. If the temperature inside the glass jar is below 60°C, all 4 blending speeds and the pulse function can be operated.
The recipe booklet offers a good spread of recipes – jam, chutney, risotto, smoothie, nut milk, curries and soups. You can strip the process back to basics if you like but we feel the usefulness of this product has the potential to grow and grow as you become more familiar with it. Put the softened vegetables into the blender jar.
Push-button digital control for temperature and timer. The Soup Maker plus is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for a whole host of comforting recipes. It can do any combination of sautéing, cooking, simmering, stirring and cuisinart soup maker blending all inside the thermal glass jar, so it’s perfect for soups, risottos, curries, sauces and much more. It’s also very quiet during operation, only beeping when the timer’s finished counting down.
The Cuisinart Soup & Beverage Maker comes with a useful recipe booklet. It contains recipe tips and a variety of recipes to get you started using your new kitchen appliance. While so far I have primarily used mine to make soups, you can make a lot of other types of foods with this handy device. We were told that we would add our ingredients into the blender, cook them and then blend them into a creamy soup.